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Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - 15 km west of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 at 1:06 pm (GMT +13) -

Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 144 km depth

17 Dec 00:09 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
17 Dec 00:17: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 144.2 to 144.4 km (from 90 to 90 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.7 km (3.6 mi) towards ESE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 17, 2022 00:06:54 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 at 1:06 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.1
Depth	144.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.13727°S / 176.0732°E (Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
Antipode	38.137°N / 3.927°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Rotorua (18 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (3 mi) SSW of Mamaku (pop: 751) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) W of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Tokoroa (Waikato) (pop: 14,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) S of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) ESE of Hamilton (Waikato) (pop: 152,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) WSW of Whakatane (pop: 18,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 367 km (228 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 18.6°C (65 F), humidity: 97%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10⁷ joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.1	144 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
2.1	144 km	North Island, New Zealand	RaspberryShake

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